Magnetic Poles of the Earth

Q.

The magnetic north pole of Earth is same as its geographical north pole.

1. False

2. True

Q.

The poles of a bar magnet are named _________ and __________ (positive and negative/north and south) poles.

Q.

In which direction does a freely suspended compass needle align itself?

Q. In which of the following places on the earth, a bar magnet will become almost vertical to the ground if suspended freely?

1. At the North pole
2. At the South pole
3. At the equatorial region
4. At the tropical region

Q.

The magnetic south pole of earth lies in which pole?

Q. The neutral points of a bar magnet kept with its north pole pointing towards geographic north are located __________

1. on either side of the magnet in east and west.
2. on either side of the magnet in south and north.
3. both B & C
4. on either side of the magnet in north and south.

Q. A freely suspended bar magnet aligns itself in the Earth's direction.

Q.

A freely suspended magnet always aligns in ___ .

1. Any of these direction

2. N-W direction

3. E-W direction

4. N-S direction

Q.

A compass has a small balanced pointer that always points North-South when suspended freely. This is because :

1. The Earth doesn't have any magnetic field.

2. The compass needle points to cold places.

3. The Earth has a magnetic field and the pointer is magnetic.

4. Of gravitational force of the Earth.

Q. What happens when a magnet north pole is brought near another magnet north pole?

1. Attraction
2. Repulsion
3. Reflection
4. No effect

Q. In which direction would a Compass free to move in the vertical plane point to, if located right on the geomagnetic north or South Pole?

Q. A freely suspended bar magnet comes to rest pointing to the Earth's North-South direction.

1. True
2. False

Q.

The magnetic north pole of Earth is same as its geographical north pole.

1. True
2. False

Q.

___ is a property by virtue of which a substance either attracts or repels the same substance.

1. Electricity

2. Magnetism

3. Motion

4. Reaction

Q. Unlike poles of magnets ________ each other.

1. Protect the colour
2. Arrange the magnet
3. Protect the shape
4. Protects magnetic property

Q. The Earth's magnetic poles are not the same as its geographical poles.

1. False
2. True

Q. A freely suspended magnet on Earth aligns itself in the _________ direction.

1. East-South
2. North-South
3. North-West
4. East-West

Q.

Hope you were paying attention! Now, based on what you have learned till now in this video, if you think of the earth having a bar magnet like this:

Then which among these looks like the most probable orientation of the bar magnet with respect to the Earths North Pole and South pole (geographical poles they are called, as you will learn shortly)?

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.